From:	"Morpheus" <hall AT silo DOT csci DOT unt DOT edu>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: can you run a program without the dos box
Date:	Thu, 18 Nov 1999 17:16:14 -0600
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Actually, there is a supplementary scripting language that will do just
that. The scripting language is called Windows Interface Language, and the
software package is called WinBatch. It's available at www.windowware.com.
You can run the program from a script with Run(), and you can hide the
window with Hide(). Consult the help files for the specifics. I don't know
of any other way to do it -- unless there is an option in the Start command.
If there is, you can make a shortcut to Start.exe
yourprogram.exe -someoption, where -someoption minimizes or hides your
window. Start is a program already on Windows. It is evoked by shortcuts or
the Run option on the start menu.

Morpheus
hall AT cs DOT unt DOT edu
http://people.unt.edu/~dahall
Raul Carolus <carolura AT luther DOT edu> wrote in message
news:810n54$9v1$1 AT news00 DOT btx DOT dtag DOT de...
>
> > i wrote a program that will create a report of files in the current
> directory
> > but when i "double click" on it it will pop up a dos box that will
remain
> > there after the program end.
> >
>
> There's an option you can set in the shortcut to have that window close
> automatically after the program ends.  There is really no way around this,
> (that i know of). Right click on the program and choose properties and
it's
> in the program tab.
>
>
>

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